HEAVY METAL MUSIC TYPICALLY FROM BANYUWANGI

KUNTULAN TRADITIONAL ARTISTRY FROM BANYUWANGI
Ossify, aggresive and jerking


Kuntulan come from word kunthul having a meaning of flamingo. why referred as Kuntulan? Because The dancer cloth which it is said turn white like stork fur and at the time of dancing to form formation like the flamingo and also with movement loo like kunfu. In range of time 1950-1978, art dance of kuntulan only conducted by his movement and man clan is the dance a lot of sit the above foot, by using rebana and bedug (big drum) as a means of its music attendant. Specially the maisonette pesantren (traditional education in java) citizen because it is true from tradition pesantren as Islam spreading medium. Song bounced also in the form of shalawat and make much of to Rasul. But since 1979, for creative effort choreographer dance Sumitro, the dance of kuntulan played by woman.

After the time of that, dance movement pattern which from the beginning very monoton stereotype and line boring gamelan change more dynamic and lively. Even, since atmosphere clan take over dancer kuntulan position, so-called " rodhat", change also happened in cloth. Costume weared do not again compare to bird flamingo which the white chromatic. But hence the gorgeous cloth prominently.

seen from facet dress dancer of this kuntulan a lot of influence dress dancer of visible gandrung at some part dress dancer of pertinent kuntulan. Just only enhanced by a cowl, clothes of long arm more closed with closed long pants. Hand of the dancer also closed by mitten of white chromatic, and her foot closed by a white stocking all completely turn white like bird flamingo with kamboja flower on ear the dancer.

In growth hereinafter, hadrah kuntulan turn into kundaran which more and more secular, and start to instruct at nature of amusing. Traditional song of Banyuwangi also have started to enter in the form of this kundaran. added by its rhythm also much more ossify, causing this Kundaran or Kuntulan is conceived of heavy metal music from Banyuwangi. Effect Growth of the creativity, artistic dance kuntulan slowly start to fade. Nowadays, art dance ordinary kuntulan show to enliven intention circumcise, marriage, till campaign of before general election

Elementary music peripheral of kuntulan consisted of Rebana as much 4 until 11 pcs, Big drum 1 pc as percussion bass, Small drum 2 pcs functioning as rhythm regulator, by code is certain rhythm of small drum arrange when its moment rebana beated boisterous and quickly and when its moment rebana beated by a slow. additional peripheral is generally added by kenong, kluncing ( triangle), gong, violin even at growth enhanced a modern castanets like keyboard and guitar electric.

Ossify, aggresive and jerking to jerk have become specification in artistry of this hadrah kuntulan or kundaran. All player likely shoulder to shoulder create dynamic tone, ossify and very aggresive fair till if referred as heavy metal music of typical from Banyuwangi. for first multiply to listen this kuntulan surely will close its ear because boisterous so and ossify sound yielded from rebana beated by all player.

In one staging kuntulan generally there is 2 group kuntulan stay in one podium so-called kuntulan caruk ( kuntulan duel ). both the group each other show deftness in arransemen and variation of blow rebana. in duel is not defined whose the winner, they will satisfy if audience lick lips and marvel.